Curtain tieback bracket



1941- w. E. BUSH ETAL 2,251,512

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CURTAIN TIEBACK BRACKET Filed Nov. 14, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i lnveniord 4?? M15340 l. Wflye/fiardf Atinrneus" Patented Aug. 5, 1941 CURTAIN TIEBACK BRACKET William E. Bush and Leonard W. Everhardt, Woodland, Calif.

Application November 14, 1939, Serial No. 404,435

4 Claims.

Our invention relates to improvements in means for tying back curtains on windows equipped with Venetian blinds or roller shades, and the primary object of our invention is to provide means of this character which when used in conjunction with a special type of curtain tieback, will positively provide the desired clearance between the curtain and the shade or Venetian blind, so that the shade and Venetian blind may be operated entirely free of contact at all times with the curtains at the sides of the window.

Other important objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein for purposes of illustration we'have shown a preferred embodiment of our invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary general front elevational View showing one side of a window equipped with a Venetian blind and a tie-back mounted in accordance with the present invention and holding a curtain out of the way of the Venetian blind.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View taken through Figure 1 and looking downwardly.

Figure 3 is a group top plan View showing a pair of tie-back brackets for the opposite sides of the window.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the right hand tie-back bracket.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designates a portion of a conventional window frame, in this case, the right hand upright thereof and the numeral 6 generally designates a Venetian blind or the like mounted in a conventional manner in the window frame and having the side edges thereof extending partially along the front of the window frame upright 5, and the numeral 1 generally designates a tie-back bracket in accordance with the present invention which is secured by suitable means designated by the numeral 8 to the front face of the vertical frame member 5 in sufficiently spaced relation to the ends 9 of the slats of the Venetian blind 6 to provide the desired clearance to produce absolute freedom of adjustment of the Venetian blind without contact with the tiedback curtain 10 which is suspended in the usual manner across the top of the window frame and is gathered at an intermediate point thereof and embraced by the tie-back strap I I having respective eyes I2 and I3 at its opposite ends, in accordance with established practice.

In accordance with the present invention the tie-back bracket 1 is composed of the web portion I4 which abuts the front face of the window frame side member 5, and the short forwardly extending hook l5, which reaches no further forward than the usual hooks on tie-back brackets now in use. On the opposite edge of the web I4 is an unusually long arm I6 terminating in a hook I! similar to the hook l5, and the respective rings 12 and 13 of the tie-back II are adapted to be respectively engaged with the hooks I! and 15 in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, so that the gathered curtain ID will occupy the space between the arms of the bracket 1 and the strap of the tie-back, and be at the same time held forwardly from the window frame andlaterally away from the side edge of the Venetian blind 6, to provide the desired clearance mentioned herein. The length of the arm IE will be determined by the depth of the Venetian blind ,6, and in the case of the presence only of a window shade, the arm 16 need not be as long as it should be where the curtain is to be held out of the way of a Venetian blind, owing to the differences in thickness of the two types of blinds. 1

The left hand tie-back bracket la is similar in all respects to the bracket 1 except that it is reversed, and has the hooks [5a and Ila opening upwardly similarly to the hooks l5 and [1. The left hand tie-back bracket 1a is adapted to be fastened to the left hand upright of the window frame (not shown) in the same manner as the bracket 1 and engaged with the gathered curtain in a similar manner.

Although we have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be definitely understood that we do not desire to limit the application of. our invention thereto, except as may be required by the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a curtain tie-back fixture of the character described, a substantially U-shaped bracket comprising an attaching web portion and two right angularly disposed arms, one substantially longer than the other, laterally spaced from each other, with the free end portions thereof tapering and merging into terminal hooks, the marginal edges of said hooks being of gradually rounding curvate form.

2. In a curtain tie-back fixture of the character described, a substantially U-shaped bracket comprising an apertured attaching web portion,

and two arms at right angle to said web portion, one substantially longer than the other, laterally .spaced from each other, the upper edge of the free end portion of each arm receding toward the lower edge to a point where it is relatively narrow in width, the extremity of each arm being directed vertically in an arcuate manner to form a hook portion, the web and major portion of one of said arms being of equal width and thickness and smooth surfaced.

3. In a new article of manufacture, a bracket comprising an elongated piece of material arcuate at its outer free ends, said piece of material bent on transverse lines in two places, thereby forming an intermediate web portion and two parallel sides, said Web being apertured and one of said sides being shorter than the other, and each side provided with a recess at the outer end portion thereof to form an arcuate hook, said web and major area of one of said sides being of equal width and thickness and smooth surfaced.

4. A curtain tie-back bracket of the style shown and described comprising a substantially U- shaped fixture embodying an apertured web and a pair of spaced parallel arms extending at right angles therefrom, said arms being of different lengths and free of lateral surface projections and terminating in upwardly and inwardly di rected adapter hooks, the bill portions of the hooks being rounded and smooth to facilitate unhampered and substantially foolproof usage thereof, and the upper edges of said arms at points in proximity to said hooks sloping outwardly and downwardly and merging into the seat forming crotch portions of said hooks, whereby to expedite application and removal, of the hooking rings on the curtain tie-back.

WILLIAM E. BUSH. LEONARD W. EVERHARDT. 

